- 2. Prosper, flourish, prevail, thrive, hit, make a hit, come on, be successful, meet with success, go on
well, go on swimmingly, have a run of luck, hit the right nail on the head, turn up trumps, have the game
in one’s hands.
Succeeding, a. Following, subsequent.
Succeed to,
- 1. Follow, succeed, come after.
- 2. Take the place of, assume the authority of.
Success, n.
- 1. Issue, result.
- 2. Prosperity, luck, good fortune, good luck, lucky hit, fortunate hit, prosperous issue.
Successful, a. Prosperous, fortunate, lucky, auspicious, felicitous, happy.
Successfully, ad. Favorably, prosperously, luckily, fortunately.
Succession, n.
- 1. Sequence, consecution.
- 2. Series, suite, progression, chain, concatenation.
- 3. Lineage, race, line of descendants.
- 4. (Mus.) Notes of melody (as distinguished from chords of harmony).
Successive, a. Consecutive.
Successor, n. Follower.
Succinct, a. Short, brief, concise, laconic, terse, compact, compendious, condensed, pithy, summary, curt.
Succor, v. a.
- 1. Aid, assist, help, relieve.
- 2. Cherish, foster, encourage, nurse, comfort.